Measles transmission in immunized and partially immunized air travellers

Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Jul;138(7):1012-5. doi: 10.1017/S0950268809991129. Epub 2009 Nov 2.

Abstract

Most cases of measles in Australia are associated with travel or acquired from travellers from overseas. This study presents a series of three secondary cases of measles acquired through contact with a case of infectious measles acquired in China. Two of the cases were fully immunized siblings sitting eight rows behind the index case on a 4(1/2)-h flight from Singapore. The third case was acquired in the airport where the index case was in transit. The report highlights the travel-associated risk of measles and discusses the heredity of vaccine-induced measles immunity.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aircraft
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Child
  • China / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Measles / epidemiology
  • Measles / prevention & control
  • Measles / transmission*
  • Measles Vaccine*
  • Travel*

Substances

  • Measles Vaccine